National Standardized Money Purchase Pension Plan
ADOPTION AGREEMENT
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SECTION 1. EMPLOYER INFORMATION
Name of Employer:
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Address:
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City: __________________________ State:________________ Zip:_____________
Telephone _______________ Federal Tax Identification Number _____________
Income Tax Year End
Type of Business (Check only one)
[ ] Sole Proprietorship [ ] Partnership [ ] Corporation [ ] Other
(Specify)____________________________________________________
Nature of Business
(Describe)_____________________________________________
Plan Sequence No. (Enter 001 if this is the first qualified plan
the Employer has ever maintained, enter 002 if it is the second, etc.)
For a plan which covers only the owner of the business, please provide the
following information about the owner:
Social Security No._________________Date Business Established______________
Date of Birth_______________________Marital Status________________________
Home Address______________________________________________________________
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATES Check and complete Option A or B
Option A: [ ] This is the initial adoption of a money purchase pension
plan by the Employer.
The Effective Date of this Plan is , 19 .
NOTE: The effective date is usually the first day of the
Plan Year in which this Adoption Agreement is signed.
Option B: [ ] This is an amendment and restatement of an existing
money purchase pension plan (a Prior Plan).
The Prior Plan was initially effective on ________, 19___. The
Effective Date of this amendment and restatement is ___, 19__.
NOTE: The effective date is usually the first day of the Plan Year
in which this Adoption Agreement is signed.
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Complete Parts A, B and C
Part A. Years of Eligibility Service Requirement:
An Employee will be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan after
completing (enter 0, 1 or 2) Years of Eligibility Service. NOTE: If
more than 1 year is selected, the immediate 100% vesting schedule of
Section 5, Option C will automatically apply. If left blank, the Years
of Eligibility Service required will be deemed to be 0.
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Part B. Age Requirement:
An Employee will be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan after
attaining age (no more than 21).
NOTE: If left blank, it will be deemed there is no age requirement
for eligibility.
Part C. Class of Employees Eligible to Participate:
All Employees shall be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan,
except those checked below:
[ ] Those Employees included in a unit of Employees covered by the
terms of a collective bargaining agreement between Employee
representatives (the term "Employee representatives" does not
include any organization more than half of whose members are
Employees who are owners, officers or executives of the
Employer) and the Employer under which retirement benefits were
the subject of good faith bargaining unless the agreement
provides that such Employees are to be included in the Plan, and
except those Employees who are non-resident aliens pursuant to
Section 410(b) (3)(C) of the Code and who received no earned
income from the Employer which constitutes income from sources
within the United States.
SECTION 4. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FORMULA Check and Complete either
Option A or B
Option A: [ ] Nonintegrated Formula: For each Plan Year the
Employer will contribute for each qualifying Participant an
amount equal to __% (not to exceed 25%) of the qualifying
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year.
Option B: [ ] Integrated Formula: For each Plan Year, the Employer
will contribute for each qualifying Participant an amount
equal to the sum of the amounts determined in Step 1 and
Step 2:
Step 1. An amount equal to ___% (the base contribution per-
centage) of the Participant's Compensation for the
Plan Year up to the integration level, plus
Step 2. An amount equal to ___% (not to exceed the base
contribution percentage by more than the lesser of:
(1) the base contribution percentage, or (2) the
money purchase maximum disparity rate as described
in Section 3.01(b)(3) of the Plan) of such
Participant's Compensation for the Plan Year in
excess of the integration level.
The integration level shall be (Choose one):
Option 1: [ ] The Taxable Wage Base
Option 2: [ ] $________ (a dollar amount less than the Taxable Wage Base)
Option 3: [ ] ______% of the Taxable Wage Base
NOTE: If no box is checked, the integration level shall be the Taxable
Wage Base.
SECTION 5. VESTING Complete Parts A and B
A Participant shall become Vested in his or her Individual Account
attributable to Employer Contributions and Forfeitures as follows (Choose
one):
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YEARS OF VESTING SERVICE
(Complete Option A [ ] Option B [ ] Option C [ ] Option D [ ] if Chosen)
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VESTED PERCENTAGE
1 0% 0% 100% ____%
2 0% 20% 100% ____%
3 100% 40% 100% ____% (not less than 20%)
4 100% 60% 100% ____% (not less than 40%)
5 100% 80% 100% ____% (not less than 60%)
6 100% 100% 100% ____% (not less than 80%)
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NOTE: If left blank, Option C, 100% vesting, will be deemed to be selected.
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SECTION 6. NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE
The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is age (not to exceed 65).
NOTE: If left blank, the Normal Retirement Age will be deemed to be age
59 1/2.
SECTION 7. HOURS REQUIRED Complete Parts A and B
Part A. _____ Hours of Service (no more than 1,000) shall be required to
constitute a Year of Vesting Service or a Year of Eligibility
Service.
Part B. _____ Hours of Service (no more than 500) must be exceeded to avoid
a Break in Vesting Service or a Break in Eligibility Service.
NOTE: The number of hours in Part A must be greater than the number
of hours in Part B.
SECTION 8. OTHER OPTIONS Answer "Yes" or "No" to each of the following
questions by checking the appropriate box. If a box is not checked
for a question, the answer will be deemed to be "No."
A. Loans: Will loans to Participants pursuant to Section 6.08 of the Plan
be permitted? [ ] Yes [ ] No
B. Participant Direction of Investments: Will Participants be permitted
to direct the investment of their Individual Accounts pursuant to Sec-
tion 5.14 of the Plan? [ ] Yes [ ] No
SECTION 9. JOINT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY
The survivor annuity portion of the Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be
a percentage equal to ____% (at least 50% but no more than 100%) of the
amount paid to the Participant prior to his or her death.
SECTION 10. ADDITIONAL PLANS
An Employer who has ever maintained or who later adopts any plan
(including a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section 419(e) of the
Code, which provides post-retirement medical benefits allocated to
separate accounts for key employees as defined in Section 419A(d)(3) of
the Code or an individual medical account, as defined in Section 415(1)
(2) of the Code) in addition to this Plan (other than a paired
standardized profit sharing plan using Basic Plan Document No. 03) may
not rely on the opinion letter issued by the National Office of the
Internal Revenue Service as evidence that this Plan is qualified under
Section 401 of the Code. If the Employer who adopts or maintains
multiple plans wishes to obtain reliance that the Employer's plan(s)
are qualified, application for a determination letter should be made to
the appropriate Key District Director of Internal Revenue.
This Adoption Agreement may be used only in conjunction with Basic Plan
Document No. 03.
SECTION 11. EMPLOYER SIGNATURE Important: Please read before signing
I am an authorized representative of the Employer named above and I
state the following:
1. I acknowledge that I have relied upon my own advisors regarding the
completion of this Adoption Agreement and the legal and tax
implications of adopting this Plan.
2. I understand that my failure to properly complete this Adoption
Agreement may result in disqualification of the Plan.
3. I understand that the Prototype Sponsor will inform me of any
amendments made to the Plan and will notify me should it
discontinue or abandon the Plan.
4. I have received a copy of this Adoption Agreement and the corres-
ponding Basic Plan Document.
Signature for Employer___________________________Date Signed__________
Type Name_____________________________________________________________
SECTION 12. TRUSTEE OR CUSTODIAN Check and complete only one option
Option A. [ ] Financial Organization as Trustee or Custodian
Check One: [ ] Custodian, [ ] Trustee without full trust powers, or
[ ] Trustee with full trust powers
NOTE: Custodian will be deemed selected if no box is checked.
Financial Organization____________________________________________________
Signature_________________________________________________________________
Type Name_________________________________________________________________
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Option B. [ ] Individual Trustee(s)
Signature ________________________________________________________________
Signature_________________________________________________________________
Type Name________________________ Type Name_______________________________
SECTION 13. PROTOTYPE SPONSOR
Name of Prototype
Sponsor_______________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number______________________________________________________________
SECTION 14. LIMITATION ON ALLOCATIONS - More Than One Plan If you maintain or
ever maintained another qualified plan (other than a paired standardized
profit sharing plan using Basic Plan Document No. 03) in which any
Participant in this Plan is (or was) a Participant or could become a
Participant, you must complete this section. You must also complete this
section if you maintain a welfare benefit fund, as defined in Section
419(e) of the Code, or an individual medical account, as defined in Section
415(l)(2) of the Code, under which amounts are treated as annual additions
with respect to any Participant in this Plan.
Part A. If the Participant is covered under another qualified defined
contribution plan maintained by the Employer, other than a regional
prototype plan:
1. [ ] The provisions of Section 3.05(B)(1) through 3.05(B)(6) of
the Plan will apply as if the other plan were a master or
prototype plan.
2. [ ] Other method. (Provide the method under which the plans will
limit total annual additions to the maximum permissible
amount, and will properly reduce any excess amounts, in a
manner that precludes Employer discretion.)_________________
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Part B. If the Participant is or has ever been a participant in a defined
benefit plan maintained by the Employer, the Employer will provide
below the language which will satisfy the 1.0 limitation of Section
415(e) of the Code. Such language must preclude Employer discretion.
(Complete)_________________________________________________________
Part C. Compensation will mean all of each Participant's (Choose one):
Option 1: [ ] Section 3121(a) wages
Option 2: [ ] Section 3401(a) wages
Option 3: 415 safe-harbor compensation
NOTE: If no box is checked, Option 2 will be deemed to be selected.
Part D. The limitation year is the following 12-consecutive month period:
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